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UK government and Christian churches oversaw system that separated 185,000 babies from their mothers from 1949 to 1976.

Iranian oil shipping magnate Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani has been sanctioned by the West over his shadow fleet.

As flow resumes through the strait, an oil surplus may yet again destabilise global energy markets.

An international operation led by German and British police has uncovered 156 suspects and victims in cases of drug-facilitated sexual assault. Operation Medusa has led to 57 arrests and 158 safeguarded victims so far.

At least five people were killed when an explosive device detonated near a key government building in the Syrian capital.

The German government had been set to purchase a 40% stake in KNDS, but the prerequisite stock market flotation has been postponed. Meanwhile, a German drone start-up has raised $1 billion in fresh funding.

Turkish stand-up comedian Deniz Goktas was detained on his return to Turkey, days after a video he posted online gained traction. The clip included references to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and religion.

Blast at a cafe reportedly wounded several people.

Critics say it could hasten forced assimilation, lead to targeting of critics outside China. Beijing rejects charges.

⁠An explosion is ​heard ⁠in ​Damascus but the ⁠nature of ⁠the ​blast isn't immediately clear.